Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
Uganda decisions
Decisions matching the current search
The Microfinance Support Centre v Kasese Hospital & Another (Miscellaneous Application 7 of 2024) [2024] UGHC 515 (26 April 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to revise taxed costs, holding that the challenge was filed outside the 30-day statutory limit and was time-barred.
Centenary Rural Development Bank Ltd v Biira Khighambo (Taxation Appeal No. 27 of 2022) [2022] UGHC 61 (29 November 2022)
The court found that the taxed bill of costs and certificate of taxation contained awards that contravened the principles of taxation and the Advocates (Remuneration and Taxation of Costs) Regulations as amended in 2018. The taxing master had awarded excessive sums for instruction fees and other items that were either duplicative or not provided for under the regulations. The court determined the value of the subject matter based on the loan amount and attendant fees, resulting in a lower and more appropriate instruction fee. Several items were taxed off for being duplicative or not supported…
Source excerpt
Uganda Blankets Manufacturers 1973 Limited v Attorney General (Civil Appeal 24 of 1998) [1999] UGCA 31 (25 June 1999)
The court held that interest on costs is not payable unless specifically pleaded and ordered by the court. The appellant did not include a prayer for interest on costs in its pleadings, and no such order was made in the Supreme Court judgment. References to English authorities were found irrelevant, as the applicable law is the Ugandan Civil Procedure Act. Furthermore, a valid demand for payment against the Government must be supported by a certificate of taxation specifying the particulars of the order, which in this case did not include interest on costs. The appellant accepted and received…
Source excerpt
